Incredible

Just incredible.

What a comeback!

They said it couldn't be done, they said it was a hopeless cause. But last night the world was proven wrong.

Steve Staunton is back in football.

Yes the Giants beating the Patriots was incredible, more on that later, but waking up to find Stan as assistant manager of Leeds is like waking up and finding that Lazarus is not only alive, but he is downsatirs making brekkie.

Perhaps the European qualifying campaign did not make it into the Yorkshire press, or perhaps John Delaney gave Ken Bates a reference that was less trustworthy than a French trader with a gambling habit.

Whatever the reason he's back. It will certainly make things more interesting for us over here and we will all keep an eye on them now. Don't expect a rush of Irish people getting season tickets though.

The other big shock was the Giants winning Superbowl XLII. Like Staunton, Giants quarterback Eli Manning has been on the receiving end of some tough press criticism and he was said not to have the skills or the smarts to get his team to a championship.

But last night, under incredible pressure, he took his team down the field and threw a touchdown pass with just 35 seconds to go to win the game.

Tom Brady, the Patriots quarterback and the biggest star in the US right now, had a tough night, his defence being breached repeatedly, his passing game not hitting the mark, and he ended up being sacked 5 times.

Stan has only been sacked once so far. Any takers on when number 2 will be?